The Shifting Balance of Power in the City God Temples, Late Qing to 1937

The City God temples 城隍廟 occupied a particular place in the socio-religious organization of late imperial China. They were state-mandated shrines under the control of local officials, but also housed a large variety of local religious organizations. There was cooperation between such organizations i...

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Main Author: Goossaert, Vincent 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2015]
In: Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2015, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-33
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Qing dynasty / City / Protective deity / Temple / Power / History 1900-1937
Further subjects:B official cults
B Taiping
B Daoism
B local religion
B city god
B Jiangnan
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)